海外文化:关于圣诞老人的神秘传说
<p><span word="History">History</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 4<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span>, <span word="Bishop">Bishop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Myra">Myra</span> (<span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>). <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legends">legends</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="teens">teens</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="St">St</span>.<span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="cared">cared</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span>, <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="secrecy">secrecy</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="knew">knew</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="glory">glory</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="generosity">generosity</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="miserable">miserable</span> <span word="hut">hut</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Myra">Myra</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="starving">starving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="plight">plight</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="asleep">asleep</span>, <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span> <span word="crept">crept</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="town">town</span>. <span word="Quietly">Quietly</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="tiptoed">tiptoed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hut">hut</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="lived">lived</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="bags">bags</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="stockings">stockings</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="stockings">stockings</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dry">dry</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="hole">hole</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stocking">stocking</span>.</p>
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